District Media Oct. 15, 2010 7:30-11:30 pm Central Middle School Facilitator - Jenn/Tina/Wade Snacks - Jenn/Tina/Wade Notetaker - Attendees -All Media Specialists & Wade Phillips Please read - agenda Please check log in to isd284 Google Account prior to meeting Please bring - laptop
10-15 Agenda Items
1. Sharing * Review of Norms / Purpose
Tina
10 min.
7:40
2. Sharing * Destiny - review of rights as Library Admin
Tina
10 min.
7:50
3. Sharing * Destiny How-To's Overdue Email going to parents
Jim
10 min.
8:00
4. Sharing * Technology Update
Wade
15 min.
8:15
5. Sharing * MEMO
15 min
8:30
6. Sharing * eBook/eReaders discussion
Beth
30 min
9:00
7. Sharing * AWE Book Study
Tina
10 min
9:10
8. Break
5 min
9:15
9. Learning * Technology Tools Survey results
Tina
90 min.
10:30
10. PD - Oppotunities
30 min.
11:00
11. Reflection - Wrap up - next agenda
All
30 min.
11:30
1. Review of Norms and Purpose"As a Learning Team we share and learn in order to Lead" Discussion - Action Item - Poster for all - so host site and hang in meeting area.
2. Destiny Library Admin Rights Discussion - Access levels have changed. Short discussion on changes made. Please communicate other changes needed.
1) Checkouts-to staff in other buildings Action Item - We will create a discussion in the wiki on the issues in Destiny.
1 - Auto updates - when will this happen? With change in Skyward person, it will be at least 2 months before this can even be looked at...
2 - Faculty patron updates - we were ok with the change but the change has not happened.
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3. Email Overdues going to parents Discussion - If checking out a book is a personal, private matter is it OK for overdue notices to go to parents? I like the response when parents get involved but is it OK? Is it be possible to load isd284.com student email accounts into Destiny at least at the high school and middle school levels? Then the email is only going to the student. Action Item -
4. Technology Update Discussion:
networking and wireless current focus by end of October
phones - VOIP - by end of December
web is changing - School Wires
Destiny point communication person - Tina, Bob, and Wade will meet to discuss roles and priorities
What will staff login / barcode be so we can begin updating our staff records and training them on Destiny login?
Action Item
we can look for holes in our wireless coverage
5. MEMO Discussion:
Judy - attended social networking session, will send list of links
Beth -
AASL in MN next fall - trying to get MEMO rates for us to the sessions Oct 26-30
Social Networking - Tina will be working with Health classes making video clips
Action Item
6. eBooks and eReaders Discussion - What are you using? How are you using them? Student check-out or classroom check-out? Specific populations? Positives and negatives.
We can't download the software for downloading books on our computers - don't have the rights to do it
Kindle - our wireless not compatible
HS has form for use - parent, teacher, student sign for use of AlphaSmarts
Oct. 15, 2010 7:30-11:30 pm
Central Middle School
Facilitator - Jenn/Tina/Wade
Snacks - Jenn/Tina/Wade
Notetaker -
Attendees -All Media Specialists & Wade Phillips
Please read - agenda
Please check log in to isd284 Google Account prior to meeting
Please bring - laptop
1. Review of Norms and Purpose "As a Learning Team we share and learn in order to Lead"
Discussion -
Action Item - Poster for all - so host site and hang in meeting area.
2. Destiny Library Admin Rights
Discussion - Access levels have changed. Short discussion on changes made. Please communicate other changes needed.
1) Checkouts-to staff in other buildings
Action Item - We will create a discussion in the wiki on the issues in Destiny.
1 - Auto updates - when will this happen? With change in Skyward person, it will be at least 2 months before this can even be looked at...
2 - Faculty patron updates - we were ok with the change but the change has not happened.
3 -
3. Email Overdues going to parents
Discussion - If checking out a book is a personal, private matter is it OK for overdue notices to go to parents? I like the response when parents get involved but is it OK? Is it be possible to load isd284.com student email accounts into Destiny at least at the high school and middle school levels? Then the email is only going to the student.
Action Item -
4. Technology Update
Discussion:
- networking and wireless current focus by end of October
- phones - VOIP - by end of December
- web is changing - School Wires
- Destiny point communication person - Tina, Bob, and Wade will meet to discuss roles and priorities
- What will staff login / barcode be so we can begin updating our staff records and training them on Destiny login?
Action Item5. MEMO
Discussion:
- Judy - attended social networking session, will send list of links
- Beth -
- AASL in MN next fall - trying to get MEMO rates for us to the sessions Oct 26-30
- Social Networking - Tina will be working with Health classes making video clips
Action Item6. eBooks and eReaders
Discussion - What are you using? How are you using them? Student check-out or classroom check-out? Specific populations? Positives and negatives.
- We can't download the software for downloading books on our computers - don't have the rights to do it
- Kindle - our wireless not compatible
- HS has form for use - parent, teacher, student sign for use of AlphaSmarts
- Tina uses Moodle for audio files
- Playaways - funding from regular budget & PTA - Judith buys from Findaway World http://store.playawaydigital.com/
Action Item -7. AWE Study Group -
Discussion -
Action Item -
8. Break
9. Technology Tools Survey results
Discussion: Review the data - what do we see as patterns and what are we focusing on? Now what?
Action Item
10. Professional Development
Discussion -
Action Item -
11. Close and Next Agenda-
Discussion -
Action Item -